Recent content by JesseW

I'll get headache from SG's St. James Flake (too bad as this would be one very fine tasting tobacco) and also from Proper English I ordered from Up In Smoke Texas (don't know if it's their house blend or made by somebody else) which also had nice taste. That Up In Smoke Texas had other blends...

A stupid question... is there any benefits for a pipe being a nosewarmer except the obvious savings in the weight and smaller leverage to twist your jaw? I really like the stain and the blast on this pipe, but I just do not like the lines - just like on most of the nosewarmers in general...

Nice information, thanks! At least the previous owner sold this to me as "pre-Ashton", but I would not be disappointed if it was later production. My vote would be this is oil cured, but I cannot be sure since it was (very lightly) smoked before me. If this indeed is some sort of second, the...

I just bought one very lightly smoked estate. The pipe is quite small exept for the bowl which has quite a capacity compared to the pipe's overall size. It has nomenclature Taylor Made with Made in England' under it, with briar spot on the stem. Just like in the link...

I was afraid to do that because I thought that the wood will split, it's a known side effect that can happen at least if you boil it completely without salt. But maybe you are right, it could be that one or two boils did not hurt.

I suggest you boiling it to get rid of resins before you attempt to carve it, it will very likely improve the taste of the final product. Here's what I did for appletree: wood in boiling water along with salt (2-3 tablespoons of sea salt in 2 liters), changed the water when it changed the...

Can't decide between Dunhill DeLuxe Navy rolls and Sam Gawith's St. James Flake.

Not just the sticker I think... that German text is part of the label ie. cannot be removed. At least that's how it is in my recently bought Early Morning Pipe.

No you won't, I've heard it's difficult to get in USA today. German www-shops have it. Great tasting stuff but way too strong for me, just when I start to enjoy it to the full, my stomach asks me to stop.